Claudia Reese Signed Studio Art Pottery Black & White Sculptural Vases – Choice of Style
Striking signed studio pottery vessels by ceramic artist Claudia Reese, offered individually with your choice of three different forms and graphic black-and-white patterns.
Each piece has a distinctive flattened sculptural profile accented by a dramatic hand-built, layered/coiled dark rim. The bold geometric decoration gives these vessels a wonderful contemporary, Postmodern-inspired appearance while retaining the individuality and texture of handmade studio pottery.
Each piece is signed/incised Claudia Reese on the underside.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a variation listing. The price is for ONE vase only. Please select your desired style from the drop-down menu.
Available Styles:
STRIPED – 9" TALL
Approx. 9" H × 5.9" L × 1.57" W
Black and white horizontal striped design.
Fully matte finish.
Tall, slender flattened form with sculptural layered dark rim.
POLKA DOT – 7.4" TALL
Approx. 7.4" H × 5.9" L × 1.6" W
Black and white polka-dot design with contrasting treatment on the different surfaces.
Fully matte textured finish.
Wide sculptural form with layered dark rim.
CHECKERED – 5.9" TALL
Approx. 5.9" H × 5.5" L × 1.4" W
Intricate black and white checkerboard pattern.
Combination of matte and glossy surfaces.
Rounded flattened form with sculptural layered dark rim.
These pieces look especially impressive displayed individually, but the different heights, silhouettes and patterns make them particularly effective when grouped together as a collection.
Perfect for a modern, contemporary, eclectic or black-and-white interior and an excellent addition to a collection of American studio ceramics and art pottery.
Claudia Reese is an American ceramic artist whose career in clay spans more than five decades. She earned her B.A. from Connecticut College in 1971 and an M.F.A. from Indiana University in 1974. In 1981, she established Cera-Mix Studio, where she developed a distinctive body of functional pottery, sculptural ceramics, tiles, architectural work, and commissioned pieces.
Reese's work is especially recognizable for its energetic combinations of pattern, texture, color and strong sculptural form. Her process frequently begins with earthenware clay and layered colored slips, which may be carved through to expose contrasting layers. She has also worked with hand-built slabs, molds, slip casting, stamps, sponges and stencils. Her decorative vocabulary has drawn inspiration from Latin American, Chinese, African and Indian patterns and designs.
Her career has moved between two closely connected worlds: functional pottery and ceramic sculpture. Reese has described herself as living a dual creative life as both a sculptor and a potter, with each side of her practice informing the other. That relationship is particularly evident in vessels such as these—the recognizable form of a vase becomes a sculptural object through its flattened silhouette, bold graphic surface and dramatically built-up rim.
Reese's work has received national and international exposure. A 1996 account of her career noted appearances in publications including Texas Monthly, Food & Wine, American Ceramics and The New York Times, as well as exhibitions associated with venues and events including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the Ateliers d'Art show in Paris.
She has also been an important figure in the Texas ceramics community. Reese was a founding participant in Austin's Art of the Pot, an artist-organized studio tour that brought together established and visiting ceramic artists. Her sculptural work has been exhibited by Women & Their Work in Austin, including the 1994 exhibition Sentries for the New Century.